About Early Media
Early Media is creating and distributing groundbreaking original series. We craft narratives with viral potential while preserving the heart of indie production, telling meaningful stories audiences actually care about. Every creative decision is sharpened by a proprietary testing and marketing engine that collapses the distance between filmmaker and audience into the tightest iteration loop in the industry.
We're hiring a Chief of Staff to be the Director of Early Media's right hand. You'll be in the room for the highest-stakes decisions, own execution on our most important initiatives, and build the operating muscle of the company from the inside.
What you'll own
The company's operating rhythm — leadership meetings, planning cycles, OKRs, exec reviews
High-priority initiatives end-to-end, from scoping to launch, with clean accountability across stakeholders
The systems that scale Early Media: ops, finance, contracts, vendor management, reporting infrastructure
External vendor and partner relationships across marketing, brand, legal, and creative services — held to a bar on quality, voice, and ROI
Executive communications: board updates, investor materials, internal memos, exec presentations
Hard-to-source hiring in partnership with recruiting
Operational bottlenecks and resource gaps — surfaced and resolved before they become problems
Must-haves
An operator first. You move fast and obsess over details others miss.
2+ years in an operational leadership role in a comparable high-performance environment
Track record of owning ambiguous problems and shipping results without hand-holding
Exceptional written communication
Sound judgment and discretion across every level of the org and with external partners
You'd rather build the system than inherit one
Comfortable in ambiguity, context-switching, and a fully in-person Austin environment
Nice to Have
Background in media, entertainment, or the creator economy
Ex-founder or early hire at an early-stage startup
Vendor management or contract negotiation chops
Fluency with modern operating tools (Notion, Linear, etc)
Genuine interest in vertical content, streaming, or the future of mobile entertainment
Skills Required
- Operator-first mindset, highly detail-oriented
- 2+ years in an operational leadership role in a high-performance environment
- Proven track record owning ambiguous problems and delivering results independently
- Exceptional written communication
- Sound judgment and discretion with all levels of the organization and external partners
- Preference for building systems rather than inheriting them
- Comfortable with ambiguity, frequent context-switching, and fully in-person Austin work environment
- Background in media, entertainment, or the creator economy
- Ex-founder or early hire at an early-stage startup
- Vendor management or contract negotiation experience
- Fluency with modern operating tools (Notion, Linear)
- Genuine interest in vertical content, streaming, or mobile entertainment
What We Do
Early Media is a production and distribution company creating original series designed for viral potential. By combining indie production values with a proprietary testing and marketing engine, they aim to bridge the gap between filmmakers and audiences, bypassing legacy media bureaucracy to deliver meaningful stories through modern, high-impact storytelling platforms.
